1940s Sno-Fo shawl collar coat

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272109521739

This vintage coat was made in the 1940s by the Excel Garment Mfg. Co of Minneapolis, Minnesota under their Sno Fo label. The coat has a cotton shell with a sheepskin lining and collar. It has handwarmer pockets and flapped cargo pockets with leather reinforcement on the pockets.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 42″

Lee Riders denim jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401057536602

Chest (pit to pit): 22-1/2″ (doubled = 45″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19-1/4″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″

Length (base of collar to hem): 23-1/2″

The Globe union suit

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114877643

This vintage union suit was made by The Globe. It is an unusual style, with a horizontal trap door in back and a double breasted closure with collar and mother of pearl buttons. With that collar, I’m unclear whether this was meant to be worn with a shirt or as a shirt.

Tagged size: 36

Pit to pit: 19″ (doubled = 38″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 16″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22″

Inseam: 23″

Warner Bros. western shirt

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401060611786

I bought this as part of a lot of clothes used by Warner Brothers in western movies. It’s a bit of a mystery, and doesn’t bear any of the Western Costume tags or Warner Brothers labels that the others did. The shirt has a pullover cut, large collar and gathered sleeves. It has unusually wide shoulders.

Pit to pit: 28″

Shoulder to shoulder: 28″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 22″

Length (base of collar to hem): 32″

1940s Windward mackinaw coat

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114889748

This vintage mackinaw coat was made for Montgomery Ward and was sold under their Windward Outdoor Clothing label. It is double breasted, with a button on belt and plaid flannel lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″

Shoulder to shoulder: 18″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 30″

1900-1910s corduroy hunting vest

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114901997

This vintage hunting vest was made in the late 1900s-early 1920s. It is made from corduroy with a cotton back and lining with canvas shell pockets and blue buttons. It has a buckle back Really rare to see one of these done in corduroy.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)

Length (back): 19-1/4″

1900s-1910s Red Head Brand vest

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401060626184

This vintage hunting vest was made between 1908 and 1916 by Red Head Brand, and bears their earliest label.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)

Length (back): 20″

A piece I wrote for my website on the history of Red Head:

E.C. Cook & Bro. was founded in Chicago c.1867 by E.C. Cook (b.1845) and his brother F.W. Cook. They were manufacturers of awnings, tents, waterproof wagon,horse and truck covers, flags, banners and canvas signs. Later they expanded range to include hunters’ and tourists’ outfits, including jackets, cartridge vests, leggings, hats, gun and rifle covers, holsters, belts, cartridge belts, rod cases, and boots.

The Red Head brand name first used 1908. In 1915, a half million dollar contract for boots for the British Army was rejected and the company was forced into bankruptcy. Former employee S. Theodore Anderson, who had been with Cook since 1885 became president of the new Alward Anderson Southard Co, formed along with Charles H. Southard and Edward Hendrickson (with Cook since 1897). The new company took over the closed factory, located at 925 W. Chicago Ave, hired 100 new workers, and resumed production of the defunct Cook’s lines.

In 1931, Theodore Anderson died and the company was taken over by his widow, Alma Anderson. The company grew and flourished under her ownership and management, opening a new factory in 1940 at 4300 Belmont Ave. and expanding employment to over 500.

Anderson died in 1956 and the company was taken over by Clarke F. Hine. Red Head was purchased by the Brunswick Blake Collender Co, of bowling ball fame, in December 1959. Brunswick purchased the DryBak company several years later, selling both company’s similar hunting lines for a time in the 1960s.

In 1970, Red Head Brand was again sold and operations relocated to 4949 Joseph Hardin Dr Dallas, Texas.

The brand is currently owned by Bass Pro shops. They have been marketing Red Head as a “heritage brand”, though they do no market any vintage style products, and put the company’s origin in 1856, a date which has no relation anything.

Red Head Brand hunting jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114924793

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1930s by Red Head Brand. It features their convertible collar, which unzips and conceals a split, zip-up hood. It has large double-round front pockets and a doubled breast pocket. The game pouch empties with a hook closure and a zip running down the center. All zippers are Talon, with one of each of their main styles of pulls that were produced at that time, a rectangular pull with small rectangular hole, a bell shaped pull and a round holed Hookless style pull.

Chest (pit to pit): 25″ (doubled = 50″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 21″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-3/8″

Length (base of collar to hem): 29-1/2″

A piece I wrote for my website on the history of Red Head:

In 1970, Red Head Brand was again sold and operations relocated to 4949 Joseph Hardin Dr Dallas, Texas.

Vertical Stripe Hudson’s Bay point blanket coat

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401060646706

This vintage coat was made in the 1960s from English made Hudson’s Bay Company point blankets. In a departure from the usual way that these blankets are turned into coats, this one has the stripes running vertically, giving it a very mod look. It has 3/4 length sleeves.

Pit to pit: 24-1/2″ (doubled = 49″)

Sleeve (center of collar to cuff): 26″

Length (base of collar to hem): 40

1960s Brooks leather racing shirt

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114953124

This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1960s. It is missing its label, but with its late-starting zipper, one snap collar and plain back, it most closely resembles Brooks’s early cafe racers of the period. It has bi-swing shoulders and zipped cuffs. Pocket zips are Talon and cuff zips are Serval. The main zipper has been replaced with a later YKK, It’s a very simple, stripped down racing shirt type pattern, with no extraneous seams or pockets. The cuffs are open style. With the wear and various repairs, this jacket’s clearly seen some action and some love.

Pit to pit: 22″ (doubled = 44″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 18″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-3/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 27-3/4″

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1940s Sno-Fo shawl collar coat

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Vertical Stripe Hudson’s Bay point blanket coat

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